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VOL. 48, NO. 24 • Friday, June 18, 2004

FALL RIVER, MASS.

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Announced transfers, new assignments affect 10 priests in diocese

By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR

de France in Swansea, S1. Anne's in Fall FALL RIVER - The appointment of a River, and S1. Michael's in Ocean Grove, new pastor and several assignments of dioc- Swansea. esan priests were announced this week by Other appointments and transfers include: Bishop George W. Coleman.

Father Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm. lC.D., Appointed a pastor for the first time and to remain as judicial vicar of the Diocesan assigned to shepherd Tribunal.

Father Edward E. S1. Joseph-S1. Therese Correia, from pastor, Parish in New Bedford, effective S1. James in New July 1, is Father Philip Bedford, to pastor, S1.

Michael Parish in FORMER AMBASSADOR to the Vatican, Raymond L. Flynn, recently N. Hamel, who has been serving as a paSwansea. visited Bishop George W. Coleman to discuss a public policy education camFather Michael M. rochial vicar at St. paign to help the Catholic laity in Massachusetts make informed decisions in Mary's Parish in Camara, from paroline with the U.S. bishops' pastoral, "Faithful Citizenship." chial vicar, Our Lady South Dartmouth. of Health in Fall River, A native of to parochial vicar, Our Taunton, Father· Lady of the ImmacuHamel, 48, graduated late Conception Parish from S1. Jacques' in New Bedford.

School, and was a Father Timothy P. 1973 graduate of Driscoll, from paroCoyle and Cassidy chial vicar Immaculate High School. He studConception in New ied for the priesthood BOSTON - The Massachusetts Catho- Americans to become more informed about.

Bedford, to parochial S1.

John's Seminary at lic Conference (MCC), the official public the many important public issues of the vicar, Espirito Santo policy arm of the Catholic Church in the day. This is especially the case with the and S1. John's School FATHER PHILIP N. HAMEL Parish in Fall River.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has Catholic faithful," said Boston's Arch- of Theology in Father Paul Brighton.

During a asked the former Mayor of Boston and bishop Sean P. O'Malley. "Nobody is more former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, capable, or has shown more loyalty, to help leave of absence from the seminary from Bemier, from parochial vicar, S1. Pius X ParRaymond L. Flynn, to assist them in a spe- in this objective than Flynn. He has been a 1979 to 1982, he taught religious studies at ish in South Yarmouth, to parochial vicar, cial Catholic non-partisan public policy courageous, effective and compassionate Coyle and Cassidy, and was an instructor in Holy Name Parish in Fall River.

Father Michael Ciryak, OFM, from paeducation campaign in Massachusetts to political voice in America for social and the Permanent Diaconate Program. He was rochial vicar, Holy Name Parish in Fall River, ordained a priest on June 22, 1985 by Bishop help the laity to answer the call of the U.S. economic justice and his knowledge and to technical assistant, S1. Michael Parish in Daniel A. Cronin in S1.

Mary's Cathedral.

Conference of Catholic Bishops pastoral experience will be a great asset to the many Father Hamel has also served as a paro- Swansea while remaining chaplain at Bishop entitled "Faithful Citizenship." The Catho- concerned Catholics who strive to be inlic laity, like all American citizens, can best formed voters, patriotic citizens, and loyal chial vicar at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Connolly High School in Fall River.

Tum to page five - Changes contribute to society when it is informed Catholics. He will have the Church's com- Westport, S1. Patrick's in Falmouth, S1. Louis and engaged, according to the pastoral. plete cooperation."

Flynn will travel throughout the state Flynn is best remembered as a "racial to encourage Catholics to become more healer" who helped to bring Boston's diinformed and actively involved in the civic verse neighborhoods together in the 1980s. life of their community and church. ''The He also went on to become an important great challenge exists in society today for Tum to page five - Flynn

Raymond L. Flynn joins Mass. bishops to help. keep C~tholic laity informed

Unselfish giving is hallmark as Ch~rities Appeal winds down

is taking its annual All-Star break ina few weeks.

No editions will be published on July 9 and July 16.

The Anchor will return to the plate July 23.

FALL RIVER - As the 63 rd Annual Catholic Charities Appeal approaches its conclusion on June 22 at 4 p.m., the stories related by pastors continue to show the wonderful spirit of unselfish giving that has been the hallmark of the Appeal for the past six decades.

In one instance, a pastor related how he received a $10 check and a note from a parishioner who apologized for not giving at least as much as she did last year, but stated she was now unemployed.

"Part of me wanted to give the money back to her because it was obvious she needed it, but I also realized she had given the gift much more consideration than many people do who give significantly more, and it was therefore a gift given from her heart and her conscious desire to help someone 'needier' than she saw herself," the pastor said.

Then he reflected openly, "Wouldn't it be something if everyone put that type of thought into their gift?"

This spirit of unselfishness is something that bolsters the confidence and optimism of those working in the central office of Catholic Charities as they scurry in these last few days to collect and record donations from the 99 parishes in the diocese.

"Pastors and parish chairmen and committees have been relentless in their efforts to make this year's Appeal the most successful ever," commented Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, director of Catholic Charities.

He added, "and because this is standard operating procedure for them, so to speak, we have come to expect nothing less over the years."

As more and more parishes exceed their Tum to page 10- Appeal

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Hospital event raises Dlore than $81,000 for oncology center.

FALL RIVER - More than all individual fund raising, rais- radiation therapy, as well as nu350 community members, pa- ing more than $5,800 for the merous support groups, screentients, and Saint Anne's Hospi- event, more than any walker in ing activities, educational protal employees celebrated the the history of the event. Com- grams, and access to national preliminary results Of the bined with last year's gift, clinical trials, to 2,000 cancer hospital's sixth annual "Get Horowitz has personally raised patients annually. Additional Moving" community fund~rais­ more than $9,000 in support of radiation and support services are offered at The Oncology ing walk last month at Diman the Hudner Oncology Center.

Horowitz worked diligently Center, in North Dartmouth, and Regional Vocational Technical collecting donations from friends consultation services in NewHigh School.

"Get Moving" co-chairmen and family across the country. port, R.l.

The area's exclusive affiliate Kyra Cordeiro, of Fall River, and "My family has been touched by Karyl Benoit, oncology outreach the·· wonderful care at Hudner," of the Dana-Farber Cancer Insticoordinator at Saint Anne's Hos- she said. "I just wanted to be tute, the Hudner Oncology Center is accredited by the Ameripital, announced that, through able to give back."

Thanks to event sponsorship, can 'College of Surgeons as a the efforts of sponsors, walkers, and other donors, approximately 100 percent of walker proceeds Comprehensive Community $81,250 had been raised in sup- directly benefit the patients of the Cancer Program.

Information about this and port of the Hudner Oncology Center. Major sponsors were Center's new radiation therapy Amgen, Anthony F. Cordeiro other programs is also available equipment. The total exceeds Insurance Agency, C&A Me- on Saint Anne's Website, http:// last year's final total of $57,000 chanical, Curves of Fall River, .www.saintanneshospital.org. and New England Gas Comby more than $24,000.

"Since 1999, this event has pany. Official sponsors were Daily Readings grown from a net total donation Corporate Image Apparel, R.A. Dumont Insurance Agency, of $7,000 to more than $81,000.

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60:3-5,12-13; Proceeds from this year's port the area's most comprehenMt 7:1-5 sive ~ancer center," said event will help defray the cost June 22 2 Kgs 19:9bof the Center's newest radiation Cordeiro.

11,14-21,31Added Benoit, "So many of therapy equipment, a linear ac35a,36; Ps 48:2those who have so generously celerator that also includes 4,10-11; Mt supported 'Get Moving,' highly sophisticated intensity 7:6,12-14 June 23 2 Kgs 22:8whether it be as a walker, donor, modulated radiation therapy 13;23:1-3; Ps sponsor, or volunteer, have been (lMRT) capabilities.

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Mt 7:15-20 'Get Moving' gives them the care program at Saint Anne's June 24 Is 49:1-6; Ps oppoitunity to know they are Hospital is dedicated to combin·139:1-3,1.3-15; making a difference to cancer ing the expertise of university Acts 13:22-26; patients right here in their com- . cancer centers with the care and Lk57-66,80 munity," said Benoit. convenience of a community June 25 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Benoit and Cordeiro noted setting. The hospital's Hudner Ps 137:1-6; Mt that many walkers participated as Oncology Center provides com8:1-4 members of teams. The largest prehensive chemotherapy and June 26 Lam 2:2,10of these - Curves of Fall River 14,18-19; Ps 1111111111111111111111111111111 and Slade's Ferry Bank - were THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-D20) Periodical 74:1-7,20-21; represented by nearly 60 walk- Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published Mt 8:5-17 ers. weekly except for the first two weeks in July June 27 1 Kgs A highlight of this year's and the week after Christmas at 887 Highland 19:16b,19-21 ; event was the announcement of Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 027W by the Catholic Ps 16:1-2,5; Gal Press of the Diocese ofFall River. Subscription the top fund-raiser. For the sec- price by mail, postpaid $14.00 per year.

5:1,13-18; Lk ond consecutive year, Annette POSTMASTERS send address changes to The 9:51-62 Horowitz of Fall River, topped Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

PRELIMINARY NET proceeds of $81,250 were recently announced by members of the Saint Anne's Hospital "Get Moving" committee, including, from left: Debbie Ferreira of Fall River, co-chairmen Kyra Cordeiro of Fall River and Karyl Benoit of Swansea, Carole Billington of Somerset, Ruth Pires of Fall River, and Sister Carole Mello, GP, of Dighton.

In Your Prayers . Please pray for the following priests during the coming weeks June 21 1926, Rev. Desire V. Delemarre, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River 1948, Rev. Francis D. Callahan, Pastor, St. Patrick, Wareham 1964, Rev. Clement Killgoar, SS.Cc., St. Anthony, Mattapoisett 1976, Rev. David O'Brien, Retired Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River June 22 1977, Rev. Alexander Zichello, Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, New Bedford \ii-ne 23 1980, Rev. Finbarr B. Mc1~0~n, SS.~..P~tor, Holy Trinity, West Harwich \ \ ~ 1992, Rev. George Wichland, SSR, St. Wenceslaus Church, Baltimore, Md. ~ \

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Vatican official calls for special' effort to reach inactive Catholics WASHINGTON (CNS) - The With approximately 20 million time has come for the U.S. Catholic inactive Catholics in the United Church "to launch a special effort States, they are the nation's second of evangelization through media, largest "religious group" after the 65 including and perhaps especially million active Catholics, he said. through Internet," the top Vatican Holy Family Sunday,the Sunday communications official said during between Christmas and NewYear's, a visit to Washington. might be an appropriate time to proU.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, vide "an especially welcoming atpresident of the Pontifical Council mosphere in which those who would for Social Communications and be visiting their families from work foriner editor of the Philadelphia or from study would mingle with archdiocesan newspaper, said the those making an effort to return to moment was signaled by the end of the Church," Archbishop Foley said. two years of "virtual siege condi"In that way, the inactive Cathotions" because of the clergy sex lics would not be 'branded' as inacabuse scandal and the "tremendous tive - merely as those who had not response" to Mel Gibson's film, been seen recently, just like other' ''The Passion of the Christ." .

Catholics who had been away from The movie "has reawakened in- home or from the local corrimunity terest in our redemption through the for other reasons;' he added. . passion, death and resurrection of The archbishop also suggested Jesus Christ," the archbishop said in that the growth of Catholic radio a talk to members of the U.S. bish- would provide an"opportunity for a ops' communications committee, "radio retreat for Catholics - and for anyone who wants to listen meeting in Washington.

He suggested the U.S. Church during Lent." "reach out to inactive Catholics, es"If a single, powerful film could . pecially those who might.have used have done so much to prompt more recent scandals as a type of justifi- confessions and greater participation cation for their own inactivity or in Lenten devotions and indeed at alienation."

Mass during this pastLent, could we

not seek to rekindle this fervor next Lent with a radio retreat - which could also be made available on audiocassettes and CDs for listening at home or in the car?" he asked.

During his Washington trip, Archbishop Foley also celebrated a memorial Mass for some three dozen people associated with the Catholic Press Association who had died in the past year and addressed

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the Catholic News Service breakfast . mation and' little insight into the reat the CPA convention. ligi6us and spiritual significance of 'The Christian life - and per- whatishappeningintheworld;helphaps especially aChristian life spent ing to create asense ofCatholic comin the Catholic press - requires munity; ... basically reminding much sacrifice;' he said at the Mass people of the true purpose in life, of at S1. Thomas the Apostle Church. what is truly significant."

"First, there is the financial sacThe archbishop said work in rifice. Often we have to do much the Catholic press also involves more for much less;' he said. "But "professional sacrifice," with then we think of the good we can Catholic journalists "sometimes do - bringing truth and spiritual treated like the 'Rodney nourishment to many who would Dangerfields' of communications otherwise have only limited infor- - we get no respect."

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His Excellency, the Most Reverend George W. Coleman, Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: Rev. Paul F. Robirison, O. Carm. lC.D., Judicial Vicar of the Diocesan Tribunal.

Rev. Edward E. Correia, Pastor, S1. Michael Parish in Swansea.

Rev. Philip N. Hamel, Pastor, S1. Joseph-S1. Therese Parish in New Bedford. · Rev. Michael M. Camara, Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of the Conception Parish in New Bedford.

Join with Catholics from around New England at the Catholic Ministries Convention sponsored by the Diocese of Worcester.

This is an opportunity for all adults, including young adults and adolescent~ to le~rn more about our Catholic faith in today's complex society:

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Rev. Timothy P. Driscoll, Parochial Vicar, Espirito Santo Parish in Fall River. .

Rev. Paul B~rnier, Parochial Vicar, Holy Name Parish in Fall River. · Rev. Michael Ciryak, OFM, Technical Assistant, S1. Michael' Parish in Swansea while remaining Chaplain at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River. .

Rev. Thomas M. Kocik, Chaplain, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.

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To learn more, visit www.worcesterdiocese.org/convention or call 508-929-4303 today to register.

Effective July 7, 2004

Collaborative for Education &Ministry

His Excellency, the Most Reverend GeorgeW. Coleman. has released Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk from service in the Diocese of Fall River to be the Director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center.

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,In our national anthem we sing the words, "The land of the free. ~ ." but are we really free? In a recent speech to the 1,000 people who . gathered for the first-ever National Catholic Prayer Breakfast held in Washington; Cardinal Avery Dullas, the keynoter, zeroed in on the meaning of freedom.

First and foremost, he reflected that Americans have traditionally emphasized what may be called the negative role of fieedom: "Freedom (rom, rather than freedom for." As a people, we think freedom, means the absence of external control. In this light, the term becomes a synonym for· independence or autonomy; the capacity of individuals to decide for themselves what they think, what they will , do and :what they will be. This mind-set is far from the founding fathers of America.-They did not break away from the traditions of morality that had been handed down. They believed firmly iIi a moral universe dominated by virtue and restraint. , Cardinal Dullas then reflected on a work of Alan Wolfe, "Moral , Freedom 2001," in which the author predicts that the 21'1 century 'will be the age of moral freedom. Rejecting any recour,s~ to a higher authority, men and women will take morality into their own hands and choose the norms with which they will be bound. Wolfe believes that once people have,their economic freedom to choose their cars and the political freedom to choose their candidates, they will ,no longer be satisfied with letting others determine for them how they ought to live.

Cardinal Dullas feels this is a serious situation. "The idea that each individual should be free to decide who shall be treated as huINDIAN CHILDREN ]N MUMBAI WEAR SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION TO WATCH THE TRANSIT OF man without reference to objective norms is truly alarming." Hitler, VENUS ACROSS THE SUN JUNE'S. THE LAST RARE TRANSIT OF VENlIS, WHEN THE PLANET Stalin and Mao Tse Tung followed this path in the last ,century, 'and PASSED IN FRONT OF THE SUN,. ALLO~D 19TH-CENTURY SCIENTISTS TO PREDICT, WiTH look where it led the world.

It should be obviqus that once freedom operates in a moral vacuum, RELATIVE ACCURACY, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE SUN. THE V ATICAN HOSTED A it becomes meaningless. Sad to say, many people in America truly' GROUPOF ASTRONOMY BUFFS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO WITNESS THE EVENT. (eNS believe that the moral level of our social order is sinking. To reverse PHOTO FROM REUTERS) this thinking it is imperative to affirm that freedom cannot be di~ vorced from the truth. Freedom can be a great blessing' when it is enlightened by a sense of responsibility and a love of truth. ' The Council Fathers of Vatican II also focused on this particular question of freedom. In the document, "The Church in the Modem World," they offered that the people of our time prize freedom very highly, and strive eagerly for it. Yet, they often cherish it- improperly, as if it gave them leave to do anything they like, even when it is evil. That which is truly freedom is an exceptional sign of the image , of God in people. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, we read that God, reason, it is not my intention to Editor's Note: The following faith and morals. On the parish willed people should be "left in the hand of their own counsel" so is a 'statementfrom Bishop John le~el, priests are Sometimes reject anyone who comes that they might of their own accord attain his full and blessed per- F. Kinney ofSaint Cloud, Minn. urged to withhold the sacrament forward in a respectful manner to re~eive the Body and Blood fection. People's free choices therefore require when to act out of, 'It was released to the news me- from individuals in the commuof Christ. conscience and free choice. diafor Pentecost, which was cel- nity who are rumored to be At the same time, I uphold "living in sin." ebrated on Sunday, May 30.

I It is more than unfortunate that our times are perilous when it , The qU'estion of who should Church law, which states that a comes to the concept of the dignity of moral conscience. Our secuCatholic who is conscious of and who ,should hot receive.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in lar media in many area.s i~ devoid 'of moral' conscience. So very grave sin may not receive Communion is not only in the Christ, ' ITlUch, of television and the printed word have simply left morality Communion without previous minds of people in the pews. '."Oh Lord, I am not worthy to behind in the'search for freedom. They fail to realize that conscience The bi'shops of the United States sacramental confession, unless is our most secret core and our sanctuary. The more a corre<;t con- receive you, but only say the there is no opportunity to have established a task force to science prevails, the more do people tum aside from blurred choice word and I shall be healed." confess.

The Church 'recognizes study what'kind of response Each of us pray's those words and try to be guided by the objective standards of moral conduct. that it is for each individual to ought 1to,be made to Catholic at every Mass before receiVing In this light, the words of Cardinal Dullas truly act as a wake-up examine his or her own conpoliticians who publicly oppose call. We Americans have a great heritage of freedom. We also have holy Communion. In recent science in this regard, and I Church teachings. The Vatican mon'ths, however, some Catho,a responsibility to keep'the torch of freedom burning brightly and, assume that those who come has announced that the next lics have oeen asking'whether prevent it from being veiled by a cloud of misinterpretation. As indi- some others are so "not worthy" Synod of Bishops will focus on forward to receive the Body and viduals, and collectively'as a nation, we must do all we can to regain that they should be denied the the Eucharist, including the ' Blood of Christ have done so and renew the authentic concept of true freedom. 'and honestly believe they are circumstances under which sacrameJlJ: It has been sugThe Executive Editor gested,'for example, that not in a state of grave sin.

Communion should be denied.

I' want to emphasize that no Thankfully, the task force will bishops refuse to offer Comhuman is capable of judging not conclude its work until after ,munion to pro-choice politisomeone else's relationship with tI1e general election in Novemcians, or to legislators 'Vho God: While I admire efforts to' ,ber and the synod does not favor same-sex marriage, or preserve the integrity of holy convene 'until 2005, thereby cloning, or stem-cell research, avoiding accusations of'political Communion, I caution against or capital punishment, or the OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FAll RIVER partisanship. ' allowing the Communion war in Iraq, or ... the list grows Published weekly by the Catholic Press of the Oioce~e of Fall River You may be wondering about proces'sion to become an longer every day. It has also 887 Highland Avenue RO. ·~OX 7 , ,,' occasion for pointing out the my position on the question of been ~uggested that Catholics Fall ftiver, MA 02720 Fall Rivl3r,MA02722-oM1' supposed sins of others. denying Communion to various who vote for politicians :\.vho Telephone 508-675-7151 FAX 50S'~7f'7048' ' categories of people. I want you I return to the prayer with hold certain views on these E-mail: TheAnchor@Anchornews.ort which I began. Note that it says, to know that I refuse to allow issues should not present Send address changes to P.O. Box, call or use e-m~il address the Eucharistic liturgy to "Oh-LorQ, I am not worthy." It themselves for Communion. In I does not say, "Oh Lord, my addition, bishops have been ' become politicized.

What I &lCIiCUTIVE EDITOR • encouraged to, deny Commun-mean is that I will not allow neighbor is. not worthy."

Rev. "'sgr. John F. Moore holy Communion to be used as ion to members of groups eOITOR NEWS EDITOR MANA~~ a weapon in ongoing political +John F. Kinney known to oppose Church Oavld II. "'ellvet James N. Dunbar ,r. M.Ill.;1 and ideological battles., For this Bishop of Saint Cloud teaching on various matters of ;.' i ',;\,;.

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A PQkey by any 'other name I haven't been this enamored Pokey," is becoming an almost with a character named Pokey nightly ritual at the fabled ball since I fell in love with park, but our modem day Pokey could go by a number of other Gumby's contortive orange nicknames. equine in the 60s.

There could be Hoover, as in Pokey Reese, infielder extraodinaire for the a Boston Red Sox, is rapidly becoming a cult hero at FenwaY'Parkand for all the right reasons.

Pokey Reese LOVES to play baseball. And he

By Dave Jolivet does it so well.

As a former infielder myself, I know the thrill vacuum cleaner, because the Pokey Reese feels each time he steps on the diamond. Diving guy sucks up anything that for a hot ground ball and feeling comes near him. it sink into the leather webbing Or how about Hap, as in of your glove, then scrambling happy, because of the perpetual smile on his face and gleam in to your feet. and firing to first his eye when the cameras base to rob someone of a hit is take us into the Sox dugout. an elixir for which there is no . Or, what about Little match.

Leaguer, because he approaches Pokey Reese makes playing . each game with the wide-eyed baseball look easy. , wonder of a 12-year-older..

The chant of "Pokey, Pokey,

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Last Sunday night, Pokey Reese launched himself into the Boston sky and snatched a baseball destined to roll around in the centerfield triangle at Fenway.

At that moment, before a national television audience, Pokey Reese captured the hearts of those members of Red Sox Nation who had not yet been seduced by his charisma.

The resulting ovation was Yaz-like.

Pokey Reese is my hero. Much like his counterpart of the same name from the 1960s, Pokey Reese brings a new TWIST to the game of baseball.,Pure love of the game.

Dave Jolivet, editor of The Anchor, is afonner sports editor/

writer, and regulorly gives one fan's perspective on the unique world ofsports, Comments are welcome at daveiolivet@anchornews.org.

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ATTLEBORO - Grief Education Programs will be held at the La Salette Retreat House from 5-6:30 p.m. as follows: June 27, "Cultural Backgrounds"; July 4, "In God We Trust"; July 25 "How Do MOl.\rners Behave?"; August I, "Dreams: A Healing Connection"; August 8, "Dealing With Difficult Feelings"; and August 29, "Reconciliation as Healing."

For more information call Sister Judith Costa at 508-824-6581.

FREETOWN - Mother of the Sorrowful Heart Rosary' . Crafters are actively making and sending hand-made cord rosaries

to Missions throughout the world and are available for demonstrations. Individuals or groups interested in learning how to make rosaries should call Carol Spoor at 508-644-2645.

MASHPEE - The Third Order of Carmelites will meet in St. Jude's Chapel at Christ the King Parish Sunday at 5:30 for prayer, rosary and study. For more infor-. mation call Dottie Cawley at 508477-2798.

NEW BEDFORD'- The Donovan House, a transitional home for women and children, seeks vQlunteers. Training and ongoing support will be provided.

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ORLEANS - A SeparatedDivorced Support Group for Catholics will meet June 26 at St. Joan of Arc Parish Center, 61 Canal Road. It will begin with the celebration of Mass at 5:15 and a dinner and guest speaker will follow at 6 p.m. For more information call Father Richard M. Roy at 508-255-0170.

POCASSET - The 11th annual Mass of the Anointing of the Sick will beheld June 27 at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 841 Shore Road. For more information call Betty Kazrmer at 508- .

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SEEKONK Doorways Inc., the local food pantry of Seekonk, is seeking volunteers to stock shelves during' the week or NORTH DARTMOUTH - . assist clients on Saturday mornA Widowed Support Group for ings. For more information call persons widowed five years 'or Katie Malo at 508-761-5491. less will meet June 23 at 7 p.m. at TAUNTON - La Salette Fathe Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. For more informa- ther Pat will perform songs of tion call the Office of Family worship and celebrate Mass tomorrow at 4 p.m. at St. Jacques Ministry at 508-999-6420.

Church, 249 Whittenton Street as NORTH EASTQN - Public part of the .diocesan centennial adoration of the Eucharist in ob- celebration. A healing service will. servance of the feast of the Most follow. For more information call Sacred Heart of Jesus will take 508-824-7794. ,

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Father Thomas M. Kocik, parochial vicar at St. Joseph's in' Taunton, from chaplain at Morton Hospital in Taunton, to chaplain, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.

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,Cruel self-justificatio.n , I think. history proves that this 'thatwarin 19l7,astheNew Since the pre-emptive war'in Republic reported, ''the patriotic judgment in wartime from officials Iraq began, I have read many in power set the pattern for the letters to the editors in a number of hysteria that swept the nation ... ''those who aren't with us are newspapers that sadden me. They' demanded unquestioned support. against us" mantra that I see of government policies from all justify the killing and brutality, as repeated ,in l~tters justifying the well as the privatizing of industries segments of the community, on war in ~ that sound so hateful. pain of ostracism, and in some ' in Iraq, as "payback" for what , War makes the hatred for ''the cases, even loss of a job." .happened to us on the infamous 9other, the enemy," intensify.

President Theodore Roosevelt 11. One World War IT veteran's In a thoughtful article, Bishop was particl;llarly vehement in his letter surprised me, saying that for Howard Hubbard of what bappened in ' Albany, N.Y., bravely America that day, wrote that part of our "somebody has to pay," mission in the 21 st and it might as well be century is to gain greater Iraq! knowledge of ourselves After horrendous and expanded understandphotos of naked, toI1lired ing of others. "We in the Iraqi prisoners were '

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Bravo to the bishop for being' . ''the crucible, the melting pot of And is this what Americans are life in this free land.... The crucible brave enough to express his hope ,like - as inhumane and brutal as must melt all who are cast in it; it we labeJ those we are fighting? ''that we in the United States and must tum them out in one Ameri- .in the Church will ponder seriActually, the real question is can mold" . more chilling: ''What does war do ously the lessons qf cultural , to 'people?" , This view'took root and became pluralism and religious tolerance, I've asked, this question over a ,hysteria that launched hate and which I believe, need to be drawn and over th~ past two years after injustice against thousands of from the current conflict in Iraq."

The bishop's way, I beljeve, is doing heavy research for a book I ~rmans, Austrians and Hungarians living in the United States, the only,one that could begin to wrote on World War I at the request of the publisher, Facts on sending them to prison without trial end "man's inhumanity to man;' or evidence at Ellis Island. which is war's long-term legacy.

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BENEDICTINE SISTER Paula Hagen of St. Paul, Minn., shares. a moment with Joan Francis and Eileen Stantz of Christthe King Parish, Mashpee, during the June 7, Blessingsof Motherhood Retreat. More than 100 women attended and look forward to the Ministry of Mother's Sharing program set to b~gln September 9. (AnchotiGordon photo)

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mothers of all ages who have devoted time to the spiritual and MASHPEE - The program physical upbringing of children, "Blessings of Motherhood: Look- live with many demands on. their ing at the Beatitudes from a time and energy and who need to Mother's Perspective," wa!> held receive personal and spiritual nurJune 7 at Christ the King Parish turing. and more than 100 women turned Pastor Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti out for the event, a fact that had opened the retreat with/prayer and Mercy Sister Shirley Agnew, di- Sister Hagen 'introduced the prorector of spiritual development gram. She began with a gratitude there, excited. ,ritual and' attendees followed "I'm very 'pleased with the along with a.series of handouts. turnout," said Sister Agnew. "We Renewal of baptismal vows and. have a new ministry here and handouts on a mother's journal once people heard it was spiritu- .and reflections on the Beatitudes ality for women it cau'ght like followed. fire." , Sister Hagen said the ministry That new ministry is called the helps participants focus on what "Ministry of Mothers Sharing is important advising all to reProgram" or MOMS, and is an member that there are times when opportunity for women to develop one has to .let go and let God more 路self-esteem, relationship handle things. She spoke about skills and their own spjrituality , her life experience and that it was while they face the challenges of important for her to be grateful for raising a family. The Blessings of the graces that God has given her.

Motherhood retreat was a kick- As she led the group throughre- " off for the MOMS outreach pro- flective activities inspirational gram which will run for eight music played in the background. weeks beginning September 9.

"Jesus loves you just the way It' was developed, by you are, but he also asks us to , Benedictine Sister Paula Hagen grow in new ways," she said. who now serves as its national ''This ministry developed out of director. She was on. hav.d from my baptismal ministry and bapSt. Paul, Minn. 'to facilitate the tism is about a covenant between retreat and train a team of facili- you and God. He promises to give tators for the fall continuation. you the grace to do all the things ' "I'm very pleased to be here you were'born to do." . because this program fits with the She told attendees that they theology and spirituality of the should remember that forgiveness parish," said Sister Hagen. ''This, is a process and we must see God is a way of welcoming people into in others. "The Beatitudes let the. cOll}Illunity and getting them Christ be the center of your lives.. connected with one another. I've We must share that with others." seen that the program works and Msgr. Tosti said he was deI'm happy to bring it to the lighted to get the MOMS program women of Christ the King." off to such a good start. "Sister More than 70 women attended Hagen is an extraordinary relithe morning session and 45 more. gious arid is deeply spiritual," he' opted for the evening repeat of the said. "Her awareness of where the retreat. The program was open to Tum to page 13 - MOMS ANCHOR STAFF

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By Dan Morris Hulk, Spiderman, dove Praise, along with Rocketman, Aquaman Super Sister, already are (my perSonal favorite), facing established Blue Hornet et al. ~ompetition, and we don't even Sure, we can still beat them ,So why can't Sinslayer and have a final costume designed with Sinslayer sheets, Super Sister do good things in for them. .' lunchboxes and pajamas, but the parallel with Bibleman and Yes, little did I know that the Biblepersons are out in front 'Biblegirl? Of course, they can. As evangelicals have already with a Combat Manual (I am a matter of fact, we might even be fielded Bibleman and'liis' not kidding), a Bibleman action able to do some ecumenical sidekick ' - yes, of course, figure (including a "platinum superhero cooperation - if it's Biblegirl. While I am totally . edition"), an EI Furioso action OK with the bishops, 'of course. ' unfamiliar with Bibleman, I . figure (don't ask me), Luxor Just think how much fun it think"it would be cool if introSpawndroth action figure would ~e if Sinslayer and Super' ductions to his DVDs and (ditto), various Bibleinan Sister made guest appearances programs went something like, -. apparel, and - this is m'arvelalong with Bibleman and "Faster than a speeding ous - a Birthday Party Pack Biblegirl at, say, a national Deuteronomy. Able to ~eap tall (invitations, plates, cups, bishops' gathering. .Thessalonians in a single tablecloth, napkins, gift bags).

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Scrupulosity and confession Q. I read your column every exaggerating its seriousness. elsewhere, and perhaps help the The inner turmoil and compul- individual work through it. week. Now I have a question. As a young girl I was very scrupu- sions'that accompany this illness Often, however, especially if lous, but became calmer as I hit have deeper sources than simply the affliction has developed into middle age. Now, at 60, the being afraid of confession. They a deeper neurosis, he will need to problem is here again. When I need to be addressed and helped suggest professional psychologihave a sin serious enough to by someone qualified to make cal assistance. correct assessments and encourYour best course, then, is to confess I'm upset for days. talk to a priest in whose I don't like confession. I start sweating, wisdom and experience can't sleep and think of you have confidence, and follow his directions faithnothing else. Why can't fully, even about Comwe just say we're sorry for our sins and make munion and confession.

Finally, don't be disthings less nervewracking? There must couraged. This painful illBy Father be an easier way out for ness always brings anxiety John J. Dietzen and distress. But if you someone like me.

(Maryland) pray, and follow the course A. My first hope is that you age healing attitudes and actions. I've outlined, you should either So please make the step that resolve the problem or learn how accept my word when I tell you the problem that makes you un- can help you cope with whatever to live with it more peacefully.

Q. I was puzzled a few weeks happy and upset will not be scrupulosity is there, and get your solved by having an "easier way life as much on an even keel as ago when, in addressing alcohol out" for telling God you're sorry possible. The fact that you found abuse and moral culpability, the problem alleviated during you did not refer to the disease for your sins.

Briefly, scrupulosity means much of your adult life should of alcoholism. I am an alcoholic myself, an alumnus of an addicthat for any of several reasons an give you hope.

Unless he is a professional psy- tion rehabilitation center. individual has lost his or her sense I took no personal umbrage of good judgment about what is a chological or psychiatric counsesin. A scrupulous person tends to lor, there are limits to how much at your approach, but, while I see sin where there is no sin, a priest can help you. Any well- have no statistics, I have a fair sometimes interpreting the most educated priest, however, should hunch that most alcohol abusinnocent action as gravely sinful be prepared to recognize signs of ers are so because they are adbecause of "bad intentions" or scrupulosity, in confession or dicted. My concern is that with-

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out knowledge of alcoholism as a disease, many will become frustrated by treating alcohol abuse as a moral fault or sin.

(Illinois) A. I am grateful to this priest for reminding me of the illness aspect of alcohol abuse. As with any addiction that results in loss of control over the substance, one's culpability, personal moral guilt, is diminished.

The concept of alcoholism as a disease is deeply rooted now in medical and psychological literature.

Among other factors, the reality that 95 percent of alcoholics have at least one other family member with the problem and that those experienced with alco-

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But as he walked in the door, his wife, Mary, reminded him that it was the night the couple would attend a prayer meeting at St. Lucy Church in St. Clair Shores - on the other side of town.

"So we get back in the car," Mary Fisher recalled.

"It's raining. It's awful. We're not sure where we're going. And he's in a bad mood because I'm making him go."

Jim Fisher - who soured at the thought of Church functions - protested. His wife won.

But neither knew that the evening would change their lives. That night, the Fishers, for the ftrst time in their eight-year marriage, would begin to learn to pray together.

The Fishers are one of more than 100 couples touched by the Archdiocese of Detroit's Couple Prayer Series - a program conducted by Deacon Bob Ovies, director of the archdiocesan family life office.

Since it began in 2000, the six-week series has been conducted across the archdiocese and demand for it has grown..

"Married couples very seldom pray together as a couple, outside of saying grace," Deacon Ovies told The Michigan Catholic, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Detroit. ''There are two reasons for not doing it. First, couples don't know how. And, second, they don't feel safe. They feel vulnerable."

Every couple can find a way, Deacon Ovies said, but they have to be eased into it and given some sug-' gestions - such as praying with Scripture or music, meditating together and worshipping together.

"We just guide them through a menu of different ways couples can pmy together," he said. "And a lot of times, couples find their own way ... and it's a great discovery for them."

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The doctors couldn't figure it out. At 18 months old, Jamie weighed 18 pounds. She was weak and wouldn't improve.

Mary Fisher, typically strong in her faith, grew angry that God wouldn't heal her child. She thought Jamie would die. Jim Fisher grew frustrated, too. A man always in control, he had no power over his daughter's health. Once, he even took a crucifix from the kitchen wall and slammed it on the floor.

Through it all, the Fishers still didn't think of or talk about God together, and didn't pray together. But their daughter's health did improve slowly.

Their first evening of the Couple Prayer Series, Jim and Mary Fisher walked into the church hall late.

Jim Fisher, meanwhile, tried to avoid eye contact with the deacon - that is, until he heard comforting words. "I thought he was talking right to me," he recalled. "He brought it to my level."

The Fishers started slowly. That rainy first night, they had gone home together with envelopes containing suggestions on how to pray together.

It was clumsy. Mary Fisher voiced her prayer. Her husband said, "Ditto."

But soon the couple grew comforta1?le. They looked forward to prayer time.

"I could see how God was working in our marriage," Jim Fisher said. "I was floored because I knew what Mary was pmying for and what she was thinking about."

They eventually found their own way to pray - in candlelight, and with Scripture.

"After a year and a half, it becomes more like a lifestyle," said Mary Fisher, who now can't even recall what marriage was like before she and her husband prayed together. ''That's what praying together does," said Mary Fisher. "God has a new world for you as a couple."

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In visit to Switzerland,'youths see display of papal tenacity BERN, Switzerland (CNS)Young people have always energized Pope John Paul II. Visiting Switzerland in early June, he needed them more than ever.

The applause and affection of some 13,000 youths packed into a Bern ice arena seemed just enough to get the pope through a long, three-language speech that challenged his failing powers of communication.

To many in the cheering throng, it appeared the event would be over almost before it began.

After a two-hour buildup that included prayers, hip-hop music and dancing in the aisles, the curtains parted and the 84-year-old pope was wheeled onto the stage.

But when it came time to speak, the pontiff struggled in vain to get the first sentence out.'

After three attempts, the young people applauded iIi encouragement. At the same time, a Vatican monsignor approached him as if to take the microphone and let someone else read the speech.

The pope unceremoniously slapped the aide's hand and grabbed the mike back himself - and the crowd erupted in delight. The pope egged them on.

Then he read his speech, and this time he didn't stop.

A day earlier, the pope had labored word by word through a . speech to President George W. Bush. The world watching on TV wondered whether the d,ays of papal speeches were over, since virtually no one understood what he was saying.

In Bern, somehow, the pope managed not only to talk but to communicate. The crowd reacted

to the content of the speech, giving the pope one of his biggest cheers when he recalled that he, too, was their age a long time ago.

They applauded with understanding when he told them Christianity was not an ideology or a book or a system, but above all the person of Christ. .

They caught the poignancy when the pope, speaking of his, own life, said it was a beautiful thing to be able to "give oneself to the very end for the cause of the kingdom of God." And they went wild when the pope, at the end of his speech, pronounced in a voice that was firm and clear as a bell: "Christ is speaking to you. Listen to him."

Then the crowd was treated to another glimpse of papal tenacity, watching as the pope chewed out his longtime secretary and, gesticulating with his fist, told him to bring the microphone back. He wanted to say goodbye in German, French and Italian, three of the four languages of Switzerland.

Before the pope arrived in Switzerland, some 40 priests and lay leaders signed an open letter suggesting that the pope resign. because of age and weak health.

A poll showed that 74 percent of the Swiss agreed.

That was not the dominant sentiment in the Bern ice arena.

"Too old? No, he's too good to retire. He has a presence that goes beyond words," said Franco de Donna, a 23-year-old Catholic. '.

"We need to let. him keep expressing himself," said 17-yearold Alessia Russomanno.

MORE THAN 13,000 faithful cheer Pope John Paul II during a youth raily in Bern, Switzerland, June 5, The pontiff returned to Switzerland for the first time in 20 years at the invitation of young Catholics holding their first national jamboree. Enthusiastic crowds cheered him when his speech faltered, and he completed remarks in which he called on young people to listen to the "voice of the Lord" calling them to higher values. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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Priest who started Theology on Tap says hospitality a Catholic virtue

By COLETTE COWMAN

and staying connected or not. . For example, he said parish ministers might make an effort to reach out to parents of babies who have been baptized by calling them four times a year for five years. A parish could recruit 12 active couples in the parish to make the phone calls each season to introduce themselves and simply to ask: "How are you doing? How is the kid?"

The longest married and most recently married couples are asked MERIDIAN, ldaho- Today's to come forward at Mass to light parishes are missing something if their candles and then pass the they are not being hospitable, aclight to others in the congregation. cording to a Chicago archdiocesan Married couples are then asked to priest. face each other, holding their "Hospitality is the Catholic vircandles, and renew their vows. tue for the third millennium," said People look forward to the anFather John Cusick, founder of nual event, he said, and the pastor Theology on Tap sessions for also arranges with a local hotel for young adult Catholics. special rates for those couples who He was in Idaho in May would like to spend the night to participate in an adult eduaway from home. cation series sponsored by Dialogue groups are an"After all, Jesus went from town the Knights of Columbus'. other important follow-up Sessions were held around to town meeting people and teach- for newly married couples, the state. At Holy Apostles ing. He was mission driven, not just he said, because newly marChurch in Meridian, the member driven." ried couples are often away priest said that hospitality from family and don't have embodies the ways of Jesus anyone to whom they can - direct, personal, inviting talk about the adjustments and always making people feel . "If you do this four times a year and challenges they face. welcome and accepted. for five years, these parents know The priest suggested that pas"It's everything," he said. you are serious," Father Cusick toral ministers路"work for consenOne example of hospitality he said. He said those simple phone sus, not majority rules" in a paroffered .is for parishes to have the calls help build relationships and ish. presider at a liturgy always intro- bring the' farnilie~ into c<;>mmunHe also discussed what he called duce himse~f at the beginning of ion with the rest of the Church. the "theology of the short note," Mass because invariably the con"Such an act is enormously suggesting that a handwritten note gregation includes people who are scriptural," he said. "After all, with an "attaboy" to praise somethere for the first time. He also Jesus went from town to town one or with a caring message is a suggested people be invited to turn meeting people and teaching. He benefit to anyone who receives one. to their neighbors and introduce was mission driven, not just memA simple note, he said, is the themselves. ber driven." perfect way to affirm, encourage Father Cusick urged pastoral At the Chicago parish where he or show care for anyone in the parministers to "do Sunday well" in is assigned, follow-up with ish, from a couple celebrating a their preaching, gracious hospital- couples who receive the sacrament 50th anniversary or a teen-ager ity and music. of matrimony starts with the staff who did a good deed or won an He also suggested that they de- noting each cOllPle's address, then award to someone who lost a loved velop a follow-up for sacraments, .i,\viting those couples to a Satur- one, a parishioner who coordiwhich he said could mean the dif- day evening Mass before nated a parish project or a priest ference between people experienc- Valentine's Day, followed by who gave an especially inspiraing the fullness of the sacrament cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. tional homily.

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Friday, June 18, 2004

Vatican to publish documents from WW II archives

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WORLD WAR II veteran Irvin Holtan of EI Paso, Texas, shows his daughter, Mildred Pritchett, the grave of a friend at the American Cemetery in Colleville, France, June 4. Veterans and heads of state and government were in France for ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Veteran says faith got him through D-Day duties at Normandy landing

By MARK ZIMMERMANN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON The beaches ofNonnandy, France, seem a long way from Bethel, Conn., but many of the lessons about life that Joseph P. Vaghi Jr. leamed in his home town probably prepared him to take part in the D-Day landing in Nonnandy on June 6, 1944.

Vaghi's family and his Catholic faith have always been central to his life.

He and his eight siblings were raised with a strong Catholic faith taught to them by their parents, Joseph Sr. and his wife, Battistina, who had come to the United States in 1906 from Italy.

On Sunday, "we'd march one behind the other to church, which was one block from where we lived," Vaghi recalled.

The elderVaghi, who ran his own woodworking company, had m:t indomitable spirit shaped by his struggles to succeed in America as an immigrant, said his son and namesake.

During World War IT, five of the Vaghi sons served in the military, and the sixth and youngest served after the war.

Joseph Vaghi Jr. joined the Navy and was commissioned an ensign.

He completed a degree in philosophy at Providence College in Rhode Island and went to midshipman's school at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

He was assigned to duty as a platoon commander with the Naval Amphibious Forces. First he trained along the Atlantic seaboard, then on the coast of England.

"We knew a good deal about what we were going into. We were so well-prepared," he told the Catholic Standard, newspaper of the Washington Archdiocese.

Vaghi, who will tum 84 June 27, received a special assignment - to

be a beach master in the Nonnandy ing care for the wounded through June 29, celebrating his 24th birthinvasion.

"My job was that of a traffic cop, day there. His unit lost 23 men in on a very heavily trafficked intersec- the invasion.

Today, Joseph Vaghi Jr. said he tion, with everything coming from "prays all the time" for the men in every direction," he said.

A correspondent for The New his unit who died.

"Like myself, they were young Yorker magazine quoted an eyewitness as saying that Vaghi was the kids. We did what we were told to first offhis landing craft and charged do, trained to do. We had great men," onto the beach like a football player he said.

Ensign Vaghi, who was later prorunning with the ball.

"When I went into Nonnandy, I moted to lieutenant, earned the had absolutely no fear, because I Bronze Star for his heroism at knew God would look after me. If Nonnandy when he pulled gasoline he wanted me, that would be it," he cans and boxes of hand grenades from ajeep that had caught fire from said.

Vaghi still owns the map he used enemy artillery, preventing further to direct men onto the Easy Red sec- explosions and casualties.

In 1945, he volunteered to serve tor of Omaha Beach.

"I landed here. I would send traf- in the Pacific theater and participated fic up this way," he told a visitor, in the Easter Sunday invasion of Okinawa, Japan. In 1959, he retired pointing to the map.

'That's where we broke through from the Naval Reserve with the the German Atlantic wall, right rank of lieutenant commander.

"Whether you go to battle in through that point," said Vaghi, Normandy, Okinawa or in Iraq, pointing to a section of his map.

Vaghi remained on that beach, we're all God's children, and it's directing the traffic for successive important we're recognized as waves of Allied invaders and help- such," he said.

VATICAN CITY The Vatican is preparing to publish a two-volume book and eight DVDs that document the Holy See's quiet efforts to help prisoners of war during World War II. The material from the Vatican SecretArchives, including information on some three million people, illustrates the "gigantic" project undertaken by the Vatican to help the prisoners and relatives seeking news about their fate, a Vatican statement said.

The publications also testify to the "abundant charity and social work, inspired by the principles of universaJjty and irnparti3lity, which was carried out under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII," the Vatican said.

The material is expected to go on sale at the end of June, and will be available to the general public as well as historians.

Pope John Paul II decided in 2002 to release some wartime material from the Vatican archives ahead of the normal publication schedule, following requests by Jewish groups and historians.

Vatican archives of an entire pontificate are nonnally opened at the

same time; in 2005 the entire material from the papacy of Pope Pius XI (1922-39) will be made available.

The early publication of the World War II information shows Pope John Paul's desire to "render a service to historical truth without clamor, fear or delay," the Vatican said.

The books and DVDs document the work of the Vatican Infonnation Office for Prisoners of War, which operated in connection with the Vatican Secretariat ofState in 193947.

The printed volumes include commentary from current Vatican officials, a sampling of the approximately 10 million letters handled by the Vatican office, and a 21-chapter review of$e office's activities.

The eight-set DVD, sold separately, includes images of the files of more than two million prisoners of war about whom the Vatican was asked to help provide infonnation.

The volumes and DVDs will be sold by the Libreria Editrice Vaticana at its bookstore in St. Peter's Square. Requests will also be accepted by the Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City, 00120 (Email: asv@asv.va, fax: 06-69885574.)

Santo Christo Parish readies for patronal feast and celebrations FALL RIVER - The annual Ponta Delgada, on the Island of St. two-day celebration of the feast of Michael, Azores.

Following Mass, a procession Santo Christo will be held June 26 and 27 at Santo Christo Church and will travel along Columbia, Canal, parish grounds on Columbia Street. Ferry, Mulberry, William and Grant streets, returning to the church.

The annual From 8 p.m. celebrations, that until midnight, include religious there will an aucobservances, a tion, booths, and religious procesgames for people sion and a variof all ages. ety of concerts, American and activities, and Portuguese foods ethnic foods, atwill be available. tract thousands Music will be of people from provided by Jack across New EnSebastiao and his gland. group.

Father On Sunday at Gastao A. 4 p.m., clergy, Oliveira, pastor hundreds of parof Santo Christo STATUE of the image of ish groups and Parish, invites the general pub- Senhor Santo Christo will be organizations, lic to come and carried in procession as bands, civic offitake part in the Santo Christo Parish in Fall cials and leaders observances and River celebrates its summer from the area of business and insocial events. feast on June 26 and 27 on dustry will take On June 26, Columbia Street. part in the solbeginning at 6 emn procession p.m., the solemn transfer of the image of Senhor that will wind over Columbia, Santo Christo from the parish Hunter, Hope, Fountain, Division, church to the parking lot west of Almond and William streets and the church will be held. There, Broadway, returning to the church.

From 6:30 to 11 p.m., feast acBishop George W. Coleman will be the principal celebrant of an tivities will resume, with another auction, booths, games, and foods, outdoor Mass.

The homily will be given by and a special presentation by Marc Father Jose Paulo Machado, pas- Dennis and his musical group tor of the church in Santa Clara, "Atlantis."

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Friday, June 18, 2004

Appeal

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previous year's totals, the workers and volunteers in the agencies and apostolates funded by the Appeal, as well as those in the central office of Catholic Charities, are once again overwhelmed by the generosity demonstrated by diocesan parishioners so willing to share what they have with those who have so much less.

Con~ributions to the Appeal, which ends next Tuesday afternoon, may be made either through a one-time donation or through a pledge, which is pay-

able monthly, quarterly, or semiannually. .

Donations should be sent to the Catholic Charities Appeal Office, 450 Highland Ave., P.O. Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722, or dropped off/mailed to any parish in the diocese. Donations may also be made on the Catholie Charities Appeal Website at catholiccharitiesfallrivei'dioc.org.

For more information, please visit the Website or contact the Catholic Charities Appeal Office at 508-675-1311.

Top five parishes as of 06/10/04: .. ;:

Attleboro Area Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro St. Mary, Mansfield St. Mark, Attleboro Falls St. Mar~ Seekonk

$ 148,170.00 66,892.00 60,695.00 46,990.00 33,695.00

Cape CodArea St. Pius Tenth, South Yarmouth Christ the King, Mashpee Holy Trinity, West Harwich Our Lady of Victory, Centerville St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset

$ 176,161.93 108,358.91 87,824.00 86,051.00 76,415.00

Fall River Area St. Thomas More, Somerset St. John the Baptist, Westport St. Stanislaus, Fall River Santo Christo, Fall River Holy Trinity, Fall River . New Bedford Area St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth St. John Neumann, East Freetown St. Patrick, Wareham St. Mary, New Bedford Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford Taunton Area St. Ann, Raynham St. Anthony, Taunton St. Paul, Taunton Holy Family, East Taunton Annunciation of the Lord, Taunton

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42,982.00 38,375.00 33,093.77 31,616.00 29,203.00

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61,885.00 50,260.00 47,174.00 41,759.00 41,261.00

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55,142.75 38,460.00 32,167.00 31,185.00 24,962.00

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Acushnet St. Francis Xavier: $120-M/ M Robert Sampson; $100-M/M Ronald Vieira, M/M Francis Gauthier, Paul & Isabel Phaneuf, M/M Lucien Chretien.

Assonet St. Bernard: $300-0. Patricia Powell; $1S0-M/M Maurice Beaudoin; $100-M/M Benoit Charland, M/M James Goulart, M/M Stanley Janczura, M/M David Levesque, M/M Stephen McCabe, Joseph & Vilma Medeiros, M/M Raymond Thibault.

Attleboro S~. John the Evangelist: $SOO-M/M John P. Lee; $2S0-M/ M Robert DiGiantommaso; $200-M/M Edward Bayly, M/M William McLaughlin, James Reardon; $1S0-M/M Joseph Schwetz; $120-ln Gratitude for Msgr. Thomas Harrington's 40 years of Priesthood; $100-M/M Richard Benoit, M/M Marcel Charron, M/M Walter Cotter, Irma Fantaccione, M/M Chad F. Giddens, M/M Dan Ison, Robert J. Lane, M/M Scott Scales, M/M Gary Trudo.

St. Joseph: $100-Kevin J.

Dumas, M/M Joseph Garcia, Jr., M/M Michael Robitaille.

St. Stephen: $SOOMagdelene Doucette & Glenn; $320-Joseph & Eileen Hodge; $100-Robert & Michelle Soares.

Buziards Bay St. Margaret: $1 OO-Evelyn & John Hickey.

Centerville Our Lady of Victory: $7S0M/M James E. Murphy, Sr.; $SOO-Mrs. Veronica Lee; $2S0M/M John F. Milan; $200-M/M Michael J. McManus; $1 OO-M/M Frank M. Gigliotti, M/M James McAuley, Mrs. Millicent Earls.

Dighton St. Peter: $200-M/M Paul Cyr; $100-Emile & Pauline Lamontagne, Paul & Darlene Loura.

East Falmouth St. Anthony: $1,000-Great Rock Tractor Co.; Inc.; $3S0-St. Anthony's Couples Club; $300M/M Donald Hoffer; $11 O-In Memory of Maria Helena Augusto; $100-ln Memory of Delores & Manuel F. Rapoza.

East Freetown St. John Neumann: $200MlM Ralph Brown, M/M Malcolm

Hathaway, M/M George Manny, M Jeremias Carvalho, Fall River St. James: $100-Lucy M/M Neal McCabe; $100-M/M Municipal Credit Union, Judith Frenette, M/M John Lester.

David Brown, M/M Alvin Medeiros, M/M Henry Mello, M/ St. Kilian: $279-St. Kilian PaMagnett, M/M Mark Pepin, M/M' M Antonio Mendes, M/M Manuel rishioners; $100-ln Memory of Francis Poitrast.

Soares.

Fernandes Marcondes, Cathryn East'Sandwich Falmouth W. Gibbs, Rosalie Alves, William Corpus Christi: $400-M/M St. Patrick: $1,500-Msgr. Maria Santos, Rafael &Zoraida Peter J. Hannon; $31S-M/M John A. Perry, V.G. Pascual. . Hyannis St. Lawrence: $1,SOOMichael M. Amrich; $100-M/M William K. Earle, M/M Victor M. St. Francis Xavier: $1,000- Saunders-Dwyer Home for FuDevine, M/M Richard Hayes, M/ M/M Joseph B. O'Neal; $200- nerals; $2S0-Ms. Patricia Norton; M Edward J. Walsh, M/M An- Kelly Lucas; $100-M/M John $220.S0-M/M George H.Walker, tho'ny P. Caputo, M/M James M. Bowen, M/M John Campbell, Jr.; $1S7.S0-Mary Ann Touhey; Koloski, M/M Frederick Joseph J: Donahue, Thomas M. $140-Ms. Suzanne Sullivan; Bressette, M/M Frederick B. Kilroy, M/M Ralph LoVuolo, $12S-M/M Manuel Lima; $120Dempsey.

Frances Meyer, M/M Joseph Michael J. Dalton; $100-M/M David F. Lopes.

Fairhaven Nahil, M/M Eugene Zubrinski.

St. Joseph: $200-Robert Mansfield St. Mary: $1,OOO-ln Memory Paine; $130-Rev. Robert St. Mary: $SOO-Mrs. Paul St. of John J. Oliveira; $SOO-St. Charlton, SS.CC.; $110-Ms. Martin; $350-M/M Camille L. Vincent de Paul Society; $2S0Patricia Cote; $100-M/M Donald Saulnier; $200-Mrs. Paul Ethier; M/M Mark Pittman; $150-Mrs. Bachand,Mrs.MaryBooth,Mrs. $1S0-M/MAndreJ.Charpentier, Lionel J. Martin; $100-M/M Gloria McGreevy, M/M Richard M/M John V. MacKinnon, Rob- Darryl Aviza, M/M Roland BenMedeiros, M/M Marc Santos, M/ ert Shaw; $100-M/M William jamin, M/M Mario Braga, M/M M William E. Westgate, Jr. Adie, M/M Stephen J. Barker, M( Kevin Charbonneau, M/M Scott St. Mary: $200-Congregation M Robert Carroll, Cecelia Casey, Durant, Christopher Giblin, M/M of the Sacred Hearts at St. M/M Robert Crowley, M/M John Donald LaBrode, M/M Joseph Mary's, Rev. Patrick Killilea, F. Gill, M/M John J. Holiver, Mrs. F.A. Leblanc, M/M Dennis SS.CC.; $100-Lawrence Vera, William Holske, M/M Charles Malloy, In Loving Memory of M/M Charles K. Murphy.

Hopkins, M/M Charles Howard, James Mendes.

Fall River M/M Paul D. Jepsen, In Memory North Attleboro Espirito Santo: $200-Holy of Timothy & Helen Barrett, M/M Sacred Heart: $SOO-St. Name Society.

Steven Tebou, M/M Guy Vincent de Paul Society, Steven Holy Rosary: $1S0-M/M Tomase. & Terese ReynOldS; $100-M/M Louis Goncalo; $100-M/M Rui Marion William Tansey.

Diniz, M/M Juvencio Silva, M/M St. Rita: $1 OO-Vincent -& St. Mark: $900-Deacon/M Robert Rioux, M/M Robert Margaret Malkoski, St. Vincent Richard Gundlach.

Sousa. de Paul Society, Kathleen St. Mary: $1S0-M/M Paul Holy Trinity: $1S0-M/M Anderson.

Lafratta; $100-M/M Mariano Albert Beaudoin; $100-Anna Mashpee Araujo, DennisVandette, Anony.Chlebek.

Christ the King: $1,000-M/ mous, M/M Donald Gault, M/M Immaculate Conception: M Joseph Blanchard; $67S-Rita Christopher J. Regan. $16S-M/M Raymond LaFleur.

Behnke; $SOO-M/M James North Dartmouth Notre Dame: $12S-Knights Remillard, Jr., Deacon/M GreSt.Julie Billiart: $1,OOO-Reof Columbus-Bishop Stang As- gory Beckel, Mary Burke, Donnamembering our Priests, In sembly; $100-Paul Berube, O'Connor; $3S0-M/M Michael Memory of Edward J. Ronald Dionne, Paul Levesque. Howley; $300-David Heffernan, Harrington; $500-ln Memory of Our Lady of Health: $1,SOO- M/M Robert McCarthy, William Joseph & Rose Arruda; $300-M/ Adelino Pereira; $450-Holy Ricci, M/M Peter Kennedy; $2S0- M Robert Peckham; $220-Miss Name Society; $200-Prayer Rev. Lawrence Jerge, CSC; Jane M. Brightman; $200-M/M Group; $1S0-St. Vincent de Paul $200-Agnes McGuire, M/M Ri- Steven Figueriedo, M/M Joseph Society; $100-Ladies Guild & chard Stearns; $1S0-M/M Dan Medeiros; $120-M/M Robert Holy Rosary Society, Mrs. Patenaude; $100-M/M Palmiro Lavoie; $100-M/M Anthony James Carvalho, Joseph Bisio, M/M William Dickson, M/ Furtado, M/M Robert Ladino, M/ Barboza.

M Jack Lynch, Elizabeth Shea, M David W. Andrew, M/M DenSacred Heart: $200-lrene M/M Edwin Karp, M/M Ron nis P. Bruce, Francis & Muriel Price; $100-Constance LynCh, Simpson, M/M Robert Jayes, M/ Morse, M/M Kenneth E. Brook, Letitia A. LynCh. M John Driscoll, M/M Gerald M/M Paul G. Furtado, M/M John St. Anne: $200-Manuel & Anderson, Electra Tolchinsky, M/ J. Barros.

Jacinta DaSilva; $100-John & M Robert Forte, Sr., M/M F.J. North Dighton Madelena Velho.

Madigan, Dorothy O'Brien, M/M St. Joseph: $SOO-M/M JoSt. Anthony of Padua: William Murray, Deacon/M Paul seph Correia. $2S0-M/M Ronald Tavares; Roma, Anna Brown, Mary North Easton $1S0-ln Memory of Francisco B. Rodrigues.

Immaculate Conception: Silvia; $100-M/M Anthony Mattapoisett $600-MlM Anthony Cerce; $12SCordeiro.

St. Anthony: $1,000-M/M M/M Wayne Casey, M/M ChrisSt. Joseph: $3S0-Mrs. Mary Edward Martens; $SOO-M/M Carl topher Vaughan, M/M Richard .

Whittaker; $100-M/M Paul Bar- Taber; $2S0-M/M Gary Fealy; Frank.

Norton rette, M/M Normand Menard, $12S-Susan McGowan; $100-M/ Mrs. Ethel Diogo.

M Bertrand Allain, Jr., M/M RobSt. Mary: $12S-Edna Nelson; SS. Peter and Paul: $100- ert Black, Mrs. Migel Brito, M/M $100-Frank & Nancy DelgiUdice.

Jaime Aguiar.

Kenneth Clarke, M/M Carlos Orleans St. Joan of Arc: $300-M/M St. Stanislaus: $1,000-M/M DeSousa, M/M Timothy Ladd, Raymond Biszko; $SOO-Julie Patricia Leclair, M/M James Thomas Prokop.

Picard, M/M Timothy Flaherty; Lind, M/M Mark Robert.

Pocasset $3S0-Margaret Peart; $32SNew Bedford .St. John the Evangelist: John Polak, Jr.; $240-A ParishHoly Name of the Sacred $1,000-ln Memory of the Faithioner; $216-M/M John Kinnane Heart of Jesus: $2,000-Mrs. ful Departed;$300-M/M Francis (The Kinnane Group, Inc.); Gerald Lafrance-In Memory of A. Van Allen; $2S0-M/M Harry J. $200-Warren O'Connell, M/M Gerald R. Lafrance; $1 ,SOO-M/M Borden; $1S0-M/M James A. Kenneth Tremblay; $17S-A Pa- Richard Saunders; $S2S-Sisters Flynn; $120-M/M Keith Songer. rishioner; $1S0-M/M John Polak; of Charity. .

Provincetown $12S-M/M Scott Mitchell; $100Our Lady of the AssumpSt. Peter the Apostle: $SOOA Parishioner, P~ula Gagnon, tion: $1 OO-MIM Thomas Lopes, Seamen's Bank Long Point John Rogers, Mary Timberlake. Everett' Lobo.

Charitable Foundation; $2S0Santo Christo: $SOO-Santo Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Christopher J. Snow, Esq.; $200Christo Faith Formation Pro- $3,000-Conventual Franciscan F:rancis.A. Obert, M/M Robert gram; $400-0Iiveira Funeral Friars. . _", . Cabral, $100-John J. Mulcahey, Homes; $100-M/M. Nelson St. Francis of Assisi: '$3S0- Mary Martinez, M/M Gordon Mateus, M/M Jose Arrenegado, St. Vil1Cenfde"Paul Society; Ferreira, M/M Russell John M. Brum, Jr., Carmelia '''$12S:Kathleen Henry-West; Sanderson.

Carreiro, M/M Oliverio Couto, M/ $100-Atty/M James Henry.

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· · pOI·t· I leaII'ead ers say' R eIIgIOUS, ~ II t0 R tafuneraI lareW,e eagan

By AGOSTINO BONO CATltOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Religious and politi<;alleaders bid farewell to fonner U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan on a drizzly day in Washington, praising his role in the demise of the Soviet bloc and his injection ofenthusiasm and optimism into U.S. life. .

Washington's National Cathedral was filled with world and U.S. leaders and surrounded by tight security at the June II state funeral for the 40th president of the United States.

Participating in the religious service along with past and present national and international leaders were Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious figures:

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Inside the cavernous, Gothicstyl~ Episcopal cathedral, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington gave the Gospel reading from chapter 5 of Matthew, which in verses 14-16 refers to a city on a li ht t th world and ad h 'll 1 as a g o e vocates not hiding a light under a bushel. , With Reagan's closed casket draped in a U.S. flag nearby, the Rev. John Danforth, an Episcopal Priest and fonner Republican senator from Missouri, built on the Gospel reading for his homily.

Reagan, .who was president from 1981 to 1989, died June 5 at the age of 93' at his home in the Bel , Air section of Los Angeles after struggling with Alzheimer's disease .' for a decade.

June 11 was decl ''''ed a nau'onal day of mourning and federal govemment offices were closed.

The funeral· was attended by numerous present and fonner government leaders. They included staunch Cold War allies, such as tionnerBn'u'shPrimeMini'sterMargaret Thatcher, and Cold War adversaries, such as former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The Sovl'et and British leaders shared LU

the world spotlight during Reagan's two-term presidency and helped him set the tone of international af-

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As members of Congt:ess and the Reagan family gathered around the flag-draptxl casket, House chaplain Father Daniel P. Coughlin beBrian Mulroney.

Cardinal McCarrick, told the gan the first commemorative ser200 worshippers that he was cel- vice for the fonner president.

"He brought humility to great. ebrating the Mass as "our Catholic ffi d ness," said Father Coughlin, giving way to 0 e~ our prayers an our Ma,ss for ~s man, who ,played a the invocation after Reagan's body was brought to the Rotunda to lie 'maJor rol~ 10 our history. " . in state. . H~ pralsed R~a¥an for, bnng"With his style and grace he mg .lIberty to mIllio~s ,?f people made it seem easy," said Father behind the Iron Curtam. . . Reag~ cam~ to office durmg a Coughlin, a priest of the Chicago f d ffi lu ti d If tIme 0, 1 cu e~, ears an se - Archdiocese and the first Catholic Olted ~oubt I~ the States and chaplain for the House of Repre, gave thIS nation a sense of ~ov,~ sentatives. ''With his compassion and sense mg, forw~d and a sen.se of pnde, . d C d al M C k of timing he brought strength of Sal ar 10. C arnc .

The car?l?al noted that so~e character to the nation and enReag~ 'p?liCleS were controversIal kindled hope in a darkened world," and cntlclzed by Church leaders. said Father Coughlin.

"There are some things we wish Earlier on June 9, the president h h dd th . B tth . of the B.S. Conference of Catholic u ere e a one 0 erwlse. 'th l00 IS no one we can agree WI per- Bishops, Bishop Wilton D. Gre" h 'd ·th t ti' cent"fi e Sal ~ WI ou men onmg gory of Belleville, m., sent a message of condolence to Nancy Specl c poliCles.

The June 11 funeral culminated Reagan. official events in Washington, After the June II funeral, which began June 9 with the arrival Reagan's body was flown to Caliof Reagan's body from California. fornia for burial on the grounds of The first prayer service took his presidential library north ofLos plllCe June 9 in the Cap~tol Rotunda. Angeles.

George H.W. Bush, who was Reagan's vice president, and fonner Canadian Prime Minister

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St. George: $100-M/.M Arcikowski. .

Immaculate Conception: Jerome Girard.

Seekonk . St. John the Baptist: $250Our Lady of Mount Carmel: $150-M/M Charles Mendes; Anne Burkolder; $200-M/M R. $1,500-M/M Richard Laporte; $100-Ms. Roberta Keeping.

St. Jacques: $200-Paul Christian Lafrance, Dr/M Curtis $200-M/M' Anthony S. Mello; $150-M/M Raymond DiMeo, M/ Racine; $100-M/M William Mello; $150-Rachel Lambert; M Anthony Spagnolo; $11..5-M/M Grundy, M/MMichael Letendre, $100-M/M Richard Manchester, Eric Hamel; $100-M/M Robert M/M Robert Nunes, Clive V. M/M Todd Cormier, M/M William Devine, M/M Dennis Keefe, Holme, M/M Raymond Rossi; Olson.

St. Mary: $500-Joseph & Michael & Josephine Coleman, Mrs. Constantine Vavolotis.

St. Mary: $2QO-William & Justine Correia; $250-ln M/M Stephen Gelinas, M/M Penny Smith; $100-Richard & Memory of Bruno Mozzone; Salvatore Costantino.

Carol Carignan, Ronald & Donna ' $100-Robert & Joan Doherty, Woods Hole St. Joseph: $400-Robert & Paris, Fred Siemon, Thomas & Orlando & Judith DeAbreu, Linda & William Redmond, Vir- . Ann Sears; $360-Charles & Sherry Ustas.

Laurie McGowan; $300-John & Somerset , . ginia Hoye.

St. Paul: $1,000-Bristol Eva Macaluso; $250-Dennis & St. Patrick: $450-M/M Joseph Matthews; $225~M/M Jo- County Savings Bank Charitable . Adrienne Ok<:>n; $11 O-John &. seph Soroka; $200-Robert T. Foundation; $250-Peter & Alicia Theresa Clarkin; $1 OO-Susan G. Brown Interiors; $100-M/M Ed- Kullas Mozzone; $150-M/M Gallagher, Norman & Jayne ward Rausch, M/M Thomas Robert Jose; $100-M/M Dennis Starosta, Philip & Patrice Berube, M/M Robert Fielding, Sweeney.

Walmsley.

St. Thomas More: $500-M/ Troy Espinola, M/M Vincent BUSINESS & COMMUNITY M Michael' Stubbs; $300-M/M Ring, Ruth Soderberg.

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'New 路score card rates Catholic, senators' . votes 'on the issues ,

By NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

divided into 11 domestic issues, five international issues and eight ProWASHINGTON - One of the Life, issues, including opposition to two dozen Catholics in the U.S. Sen- the death penalty.

Durbin said the categories were ate has released a score card analyzing how his fellow Catholic sena- , drawn from 101 legislative prioritors vott;d on 24 issues of interest to ties outlined by the USCCB's Ofthe Catholic Church; but one of fice of Government Liaison in its those senators has criticized the ef- "Legislative Report for the 'First fort as "a deliberate and cynical at- Session of the 108th Congress," published last year. tempt to mislead" Catholic voters.

Also used in developing the isSen. Dick Durbin, D-lll., said at a recent news conference that his sues list were the bishops' 2003 staff prepared the score card as a document on "Faithful Citizenship: way to help Catholics "fulfill their A Catholic Call to Political Responmoral obligation to participate in sibility" and periodic "action alerts" the development of public policies issued by the USCCB. Santorum said ina recent conaddressing the full range of issues that are Catholic prioritit<s for pub- ference call with reporters that the analysis failed by 'giving equal lic life."

But Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., weight to each of the 24 issues.

PROTESTERS MARCH through the streets of Savannah, Ga., recently demonstrating 'To suggest that taking innocent called the score card "an abuse of (Durbin's) office" and said it was human life IS on ,a par with how . against the G-8 Summit. The world's leading industrial nations have failed to reduce poverty "an attempt to inake (Sen. John E) many TV stations someone owns in developing countries according to a British aid agency, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Kerry and a host of other Demo- in Erie, Pa., is ridiculous," he said. Development, or CAFOp. (CNS photo from Reuters) , crats look like faithful Catholics." 'They are- not morally equivalent Kerry, a Massachusetts Demo- issues. And they are not ~oth'core crat who 'is the likely Democratic teachings of, the Church."

Durbin's score card gave an avnominee for president, received the highest score of all 24 Catholic erage,score of 34 percent to the 10 senators in the analysis. Durbin was Republican Catholic senators on those domestic issues, while the 14 second and Santorum was 20th.

Msgr. Francis Maniscalco, sec- Catholic Democrats received an retary of commUnications for the average score of 79 percent.

By AGOSTINO BONO Richmond, Va., and past presi- it says that in today's world "the U.S. Conference of Catholic BishThe eight Pro-Life issues named CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE dent of the National Catholic Bio- cases 'in which the execution of ops, had no immediate comment on - as "of importance to the USCCB" WASHINGTON - Abortion ethics Center in Boston. the offender is an absolute necesthe score card. were the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Canon law also calls for the sity 'are very rare, if not practi- ' Durbin emphasized that the Act; the Child Custody Protection and capital punishment are hot analysis "is not endorsed by the Act; abortion funding by various' political potatoes which divide excommunication of "a person cally' nonexistent.'" The quote .

USCCB and does not speak for the federal agencies.; conscience clause more than unite U.S., voters, but , who procures a completed abor- within the quote is from Pope Church." protection for health care workers opposition to both is clear in tion" while there is no legal pen- John, Paul II's 1995 encyclical, alty for people involved in state- 'The Gospel of Life."

"None of us can expect to路mea- who oppose abortion; the use of Catholic te~ching. A major difference between sanctioned 'capital punishment.

Both teachings originated sure up perfectly against the HIV/AIDS prevention funds for early in Church history, with opthe two issl,les i1' that accepting the Interest. in Church teachings Church's full agenda of political abstinence programs; opposition to engagement," he said. "What human cloning; the Unborn Vic- abortion teaching is more impor- about abortion and capital punish- position to capital punishment Catholic politicians can hope to see, tims of Violence Act; and opposi- tant for adherence to one's Catho- , ment has risen recently because growing stronger in the J 990s , under the current pope, said lic faith than following the however, is attempt to evaluate tion to the death penalty. . their work comprehensively, not on The score card gave Republican teaching on capital punish- --~------------- Dominican Father 'Kevin the basis of only a narrow slice of Catholic senators an average score ment, said several theolo. '~ Catholic who thinks that there O'Rourke, bioethics profesthe Church's teachings." of 72 percent on Pro-Life issues; gians and experts in Catho- is no moral problem with abortion sOT. at Loyola University in Kerry, the first Catholic noini-, Democratic Catholics received an , lic social thought interthrust of the .

John- Paul' II has viewed by Catholic News fails to, grasp. nee for president by a major party average score of 12 percent.

Service. ' Church s teaChing. developed it more firmly to since John E Kennedy in 1960, has, Santorum said he hoped the Another difference, out-' where it is almost never juscQme under fire for his support for score card would prompt comment tified," he said. keeping abortion legal. from the USCCB' and individual lined in the "Catechism of The Church's' evolution tothe Catholic Church," is that abor- of the wide debate as to whether The score card categories were bishops. tion is always wrong, while there bishops should deny Communion ward restricting capital punishmay be circumstances - aI- to Catholic politicians who sup- ment also has sociological roots , , , though "very rare" in' modern port legalized abortion .or hold in the tremendous human camag~ times - wh~n state-approved 'public policy positions that con- Europe has seen starting with the capital punishment is possiole. flict with fundamental moral 18th-century French Revolution, NEW YORK (CNS)-'- TheNa- pray, educate, motivate and rriobi"A Catholic who thinks 'that teachings of the Church.

Father Smith said. He cited the tional Black Catholic Apostolate for lize me African-American comrnu- there is no moral' problem with In U.S. politics in general, Russian Revolution, World War Life is urging Mrican-American nity against the evil of abortion." ,abortion fails to grasp the thrust abortion and capital punishment I, Nazi Germany and World War Catholics to ''tell it like it is" about Black Americans for Life, an af- of the Church's teaching," said are often litmus tests. Catholic II. abortion during June, observing it as filiate of the National Right to Life Jesuit Father John Langan, pro- teaching sees a common theologi"This cheapening of human abortion awareness month in the Committee, also sponsors the obser- fessor of Catholic social thought cal base for opposing both. life helped in moving the Church black community. vance, which has as its 2004 theme at Georgetown University's InstiThe catechism discusses abor- toward the abolition of capital 'There are nearly 1;200 African- "Join us as we restore hope and save tute of Ethics in Washington. tion and capital punishment as punishment to restore respect fo[ ..

American babies killed by abortion our race from the evil of abortion."

Regarding capital punishment, part of the Church's adherence to human life and dignity," Father in America every day," said ' A brochure for abortion aware- . "a Catholic can say that in cer- . the Fifth Commandment, "Thou. Smith said. ' Franciscan Father Jim Goode, presi- , ness month in the black community , tain circumstances prohibiting it shalt not kill." .

Father Langan 'added that part dent of the apostolate. "Approxi- noted that the 14 million black chil- doesn't apply," he said.

Regarding abortion, the cat- - of the evolution includes strong mately 35 percent of all abortions in dren who have been aborted since In theological terms, the abor- echism says'that "human life must papal pressure for Catholics to be America are performed on black the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision tion teaching requires "assent of be respected and pro,tected abso- consistent and defend life on both wome!1, while they represent only equals the combined population of faith" while,the teaching on capi- lutely from the -moment of con- abortion and capital punishment 13 percent of the female population eight Midwestern states. tal punishment requires "religious ception': 'and that "this teaching issues. . of the country. .

It urges black Americans to ''tell respect of mind and will," said has not changed and remains un'The pope's position is that if "BlilckCatholics will not remain it like it is: Our children are our gifts Father Russell Smith, official changeable." you are defending life in one area, silent,"headded. "Together we must from God." the'ologian for the Diocese of Regarding capital punishment, you should defend it in all," he said.

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But now the government of this tiny Persian Gulf nation' has donated a large chunk of land to the Catholic Church and other Christian communities to build the first churches on Qatari sands since the seventh century.

It all started after a new constitution was overwhelmingly approved by the government in April 2003; it promises to guarantee the freedom of expre~sion, religion, assembly and association.

These new rights meant the prefabricated building on the outskirts of the capital, Doha, went from being an underground, but tolerated, mission parish to one legally recognized.

In October 2003, Church \e'aders officially named it the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Today, parishioners still sweat it out in the one-story hall which" despite the churnirig overhead fans, can turn into a sauna when outside temperatures top 110 degrees.

"We hope to lay the first foundation stone of the new church on October 7 (the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary) this year and

18 months fr<,>m then to officially move in," said Indian Father Lester Mendonsa, diocesan priest of the 48,000 Catholics in Qatar. On April 27, the government officially presented the Church with a map doubling the previously allotted size 'of the church's plot. .

The Catholic Church complex will sit on about 269,000 square feet of land. It will be one of five Christian churches built in the same compound outside the city center.

Anglican, Protestant, Coptic and Orthodox churches will share smaller plots of the same government-donated property, but each faith community is responsible for the design, building and funding of its own church. . . .

None of the churches has yet raised all the money needed to start breaking ground, but they are coming close. Father Mendonsa said parishioners have donated about $1.4 million of the $1.65 million needed to start building.

Not everyone, however, has been granted legal status in Qatar; 'for now" the freedom to worship has been extended to Christians. Jews, Hindus and Buddhists must still practice underground. .

For years, the reality of an o.f-

ficially sanctioned Church in a country marked by centuries of' strict Islamic rule seemed a dream for the mostly foreign, Christian population..

One U.S. priest who spent 14 years leading an illegal but tolerated Church in Qatar was Father John Van Deerlin of California, one of the first incardinated priests of the Vicariate of Arabia and parish priest of Qatar from 1988 to 2002. .

"We knew about seven years ago that we would eventually have permission to practice our faith, but the government told us it would take time," he said.

The dramatic changes swept over the oil-rich nation when Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa alThani replaced his father as emir in a bloodless coup in 1995.

Since then, Qatar has become one of the more liberal countries in the Gulf, offering relative freedom of the press and allowing women to vote in municipal elections. It recently appointed a woman to a ministerial post as well as to the central city council.

"I.think the emir took over because he wanted to see changes - changes in infrastructure, economic d~velopment and social change','" said 'Father Van Deerlin.

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In a spirit 6f reparation, the above conditions are each to be preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses , committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

MSGR. RONALD A. Tosti, pastor of Christ the King Parish, Mashpee, speaks with women attending the recent Blessings of Motherhood Retreat at the parish. (Anchon'Gordon photo)

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Joan Francis shared a table Six of the attendees, March with Flynn and was also enthusi- Dupont, Mary Fanous, Maureen astic about the opportunities the . Lerch, Joanne McCarthy, Chris. retreat presented. "It was thought tine Perrault and Jean Roma were provoking and enjoyable. It trained by Sister Hagen in the afmakes you happy that you're a ternoon to facilitate the sessions woman and a mother." beginning in September. They At tne end of the day Sister will be held at Christ the King

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Scout leaders 'attend .national conference FALL RIVER Father Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of St. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Gross Church and Dr. Paul' Parente' of St. Michael's Parish, Swarisea recently attended the . ~8th National Catholic Committee on Scouting's Conference in St. Louis, M.o. Mrs. Paul Parente also attended.

They are members of the Fall River Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting and were among 230 participants from around the nation. Father Salvador serves as the chaplain for poth the Region I and Fall River Diocesan Catholic Committee. .

The bicannual conferences are held to conduct business of the NCCS, provide progress reports on continuing programs and ·to present new ideas and programs for use in the Diocesan Catholic Committees o'n Scouting. This year's'conference had the theme

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Stanislaus School, Fall Riv~r, plays Futsal in" the, new Catholic Youth Futsal League whiCh holds its gam~s each Saturday at Bishop Connolly High School in that city.

"A Time for New Discovery," and included workshops on a variety of topics related to the Scouting program of the Catholic Church, and business meetings .. Events included a special presentation by Kathleen McChesney, executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office. The conference ended with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis.

The purpose of the NCCS is to utilize and ensure the constructive use of the programs of the Boy Scouts as a viable fonn o~ youth ministry within·the Church.

The group also seeks to sustain and strengthen the relationship between the Boy Scouts of America and the Church and works cooperatively with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry and various other groups involved in youth minis-· try.

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Carmel School, New Bedford, reinforces basic .. reading and math skills With first-graders during a· recent· class.·

. DR. PAUl Parente, le,ft, al)d Father Stephen B. Salvador take a moment for a photo at the 38th National Catholic Com.. mitt~e OR Scouting. They attended the event in St. Louis, Mo.

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John the Evangelist Church, was recently named ~ipient of the Saint· Michael Award for senrice.

Oldmixon graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from St. Michael College in Colchester, Vennont, in May and was selected for his unselfish commitment to others' and the school over the course of his four yeais. . Recognizing Oldmixon's "knowledge, leadership, professional standards and lever of organization," Michael. Samara, ". vice president of student affairs

and dean of students, presented the award at a banquet during graduation week. He praised the senior for his contribution to the college Wilderness Program and the Founders Society.

Oldmixon led a student iceclimbing and mountaineering expeditions for the popular Wilderness Program while also serving as an alumni events coordinator and tour guide. He also appeared in several student plays .and ~orked with AIDS orphans during a two-week trip to Kenya.

Wilderness Program Director Todd Wright said, "Oldm'ixon epitomizes the student ideal of dedication, desire and effort."

Camp set to open for summer EAST FREETOWN :- CaThe camp offers four twothedral Camp is now accepting . week sessions from June 28 to registrations for its summer camp August 20 and is located on Route program. Owned and operated by 18. Open house is Saturday from the Diocese of Fall River, the 1-3 p.m.

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Spelling bee champ says he was nervous but likes spotlight

By SHARON Lrm.E CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Be forewarned, future young spellers of the United States, that David Scott TIdmarsh, the 2004 national spelling bee champion, may bequeath his talents to younger brother Kevin.

Besides admitting he probably will pass on his word lists to his sibling, TIdmarsh, 14, said he is enjoying his time in the spotlight following his besting 264 other spellers recently at the 77th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in WashingTHIS INK drawing by Nathan Walsh, an eighth-grader at St. ton.

Francis Xavier Preparatory School, Hyannis, earned second place He spelled 39 words correctly and won the competition with the at the Small Independent Schools Art League competition. word "autochthonous;' meaning indigenous.

'The place just exploded" with enthusiasm, he said in an interview HYANNIS - Students from cord. Two Falmouth Academy with Today's Catholic, newspaper Saint Francis Xavier Preparatory teachers created this juried show 14 of the Fort Wayne-South Bend dioSchool recently had work accepted years ago. This year, 22 independent cese. He added that his mom, Jan, into two competitive art shows this schools submitted a total of 600 his dad, Jay, and his three siblings all were in the audience. works of art. year.

Besides hugs, other "spoils" of Fewer than half of those.works Since 1923, the Scholastic Art Awards have offered students in were accepted. St. Francis eighth- victory weren't too shabby, either. grades seven through 12 an oppor- grader, Nathan Walsh, eamed sec- He came home, he thinks, with tunity to exhibit their work. The ond place for his ink drawing. Nick $18,000 and plaques, one for him Scholastic Art Awards are the larg- Milewski received an honorable and another for his school, Edison Intermediate Center, a South Bend est and longest running program of mention for his watercolor.

Other St. Francis students whose public school that has about 800 stutheir kind in the country. In Massachusetts, the Scholastic Art Awards work was accepted were Elliott dents.

TIdmarsh said it was "nice havare sponsored by the Boston Globe. Sicard, pastel drawing; Kirsten Three students' work was selected Quinn, charcoal drawing; Johanna ing my classmates behind me" in the to represent Saint Francis Xavier Davenport, ink drawing and a wa- competition in which he was sponPreparatory School: Jenna Brown, tercolor; Julie McGrail, ink drawing; sored by the South Bend Tribune Nick Milewski, and Samantha Katie Nolan, watercolor; Samantha daily newspaper.

Among his strong supporters was Paron. Of the three, Jenna Brown Paron, charcoal drawing; Megan English teacher and spelling bee and Samantha Paron each received Rilkoff, printmaking; Fallon coach Brian Ginzer, who said he Cassidy, printmaking; Genevieve a Silver Key Award. was so nervous he had to stay home The Small Independent Schools Gralton, pencil drawing.

Deborah Pickett Mills is the art to watch the nationally televised Art League (SISAL) exhibit was competition. teacher at the Hyannis school. hosted by the Fenn School in Con-

To be a good speller, Ginzer said, "a person has to be an avid reader.

David reads and reads and reads. I gave him 'Dracula' at the beginning of the year; it was a difficult read ... but he pummeled through it.

"He did read the dictionary. He has a photographic memory and can

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DAVID SCOTT Tidmarsh of South Bend, Ind., expresses relief before winning the 77th annual Scripps National Spell.ing Bee contest in Washington. (eNS photo from Reuters) commit it to memory. He not only sees the word but also its pronunciation and origin and part ofspeech and definition," he said.

Tidmarsh, whose parents and three siblings belong to Little Rower Parish in South Bend, said besides really liking to read, he also enjoys "playing board games, chess, checkers, Monopoly, things like that."

''And I like sports, like soccer and baseball, and I like to swim. I play the piano," he said, with a little laugh, and although he began seven years ago said, "I'm not very good at it."

Although plans can change over the next four years at Adams High School, right now, he said, "I think I want to be a computer programmer, something definitely in computers."

With no more spelling bees ahead for him, he thinks he might get more involved at his parish. Until now, "I just haven't had time to do more," he said.

His mother, Jan, teaches social justice studies at St. Mary's College, and his dad, Jay, is on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame's law school.

Some suggest the stress of the national competition might be too much for the youths. Jan TIdmarsh said although it was "nerve-wracking" in some ways overall the family "had a good time; we had lots of chances to meet the other contestants' families. It was lovely."

Ginzer doesn't think the competition puts harmful stress on the youngsters who are using their "brains and knowledge."

Ask the champ what he's like, and he'll tell you that he's "really patient. I work hard to achieve my goals. I'm very determined and know what I want to do in life."

On the downside, he said, 'Tm a perfectionist, and that I don't like because I think sometimes it's impossible to be perfect, and you let yourselfdown when you try to make yourself perfect:' Well, maybe most ofthe time, but in Washington June 3 he was about as perfect a speller as can be.

A death in our family By

KASE JOHNSTUN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

I watched an old man dance last night in my sleep. He shook his feet while he shuffled his shoulders, eyeing the young woman (83) in front of him. He spun, nodded his head and wiggled back in front of her.

His crowd of friends awed as he skirted along the wooden dance floor at the senior center.

The man wore a checkered blue and white jacket we had tried to hide from him for years.

We hid it under his bed, in the back of his closet, far away in his garage, but whenever we got together he walked in the door with that jacket on his back. He wore it last night as he boogied down at a dance with people his age, looking like a teen bouncing across the floor.

We are at an age when we lose our grandparents. Of course there, are the odd circumstances when we lose other family members, but at this time il). our lives we usually lose grandparents to age, heart disease, cancer and the other ailments that come with a lot of years in thick-soled shoes.

Loss of grandparents commonly is 'our first major loss in life. It is a time when we realize we are truly coming of age and are not immortal. It is a time when we realize the ones we love won't be here forever. It is a tough time.

It is a time when we have to trust that God has a plan and that our grandparents are with him.

Who are they? Who are our grandparents? They are unend-

ing books of knowledge and advice, as they have seen so much come before them and have toughed it out. They are reels and reels of stories from

Coming of Age times we can't imagine. In an afternoon they take us back to decades passed, revealing pictures and frames of mysterious values, virtues and traditions that had departed before we took our first breath.

Sure, there are times our grandparents seem long-winded and overdone. Sure, there are

times we feel we have better things to do than sit around and listen to another story about what they did before television became popular. If you feel this way, it is all right. I have been there with you.

Also, there are times when their stories make you laugh so hard you grasp to hold on to your seat. We could sit for hours and listen.

I watched an old man dance last night in my sleep. It wasn't hard to imagine him dancing.

He had danced for years at family gatherings, whipping out his guitar, strumming Willie Nelson and making me dance along with him (he never really had to make me until I turned 14 or 15). Before that we would dance together, two skinny boys shaking their hips, making

everyone laugh.

A group of elderly people watched their friend dance, collapse and not get back up last Saturday night. But all of his stories and experiences didn't go with him.

As you have sat and listened to your grandma and grandpa tell their stories, you can continue to tell them. Even if you only listened to one before leaving, that is one you can retell. One is good enough. One, combined with those of all your cousins, aunts and uncles, your parents, brothers and sisters, creates a novel of stories.

We opened our novel last night. We laughed and cried, retelling our little chapter.

I am guessing the dance floor opened up in heaven when grandpa got there.

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Rich Bible heritage, Part III: Where is Mount Sinai?

By JOHN HEIRD

BETIING FAVORITE, Smarty Jones, right, loses by one length to Birdstone during the 136th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Smarty Jones has Catholic connections

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE NEWS SERVICE

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PHILADELPHIA - Just as it did for the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, a Sacred Heart medal adorned Smarty Jones as he raced for the Triple Crown June 5 in the Belmont Stakes.

The horse, born on Ash Wednesday in 2001, failed in his bid to become racing's 12th Triple Crown champion and the first since 1978; Birdstone beat him by a length. But by most accounts Smarty Jones is still a remarkable horse. ' Smarty first wore the medal under his saddle - when he captured the Kentucky Derby May 1.

He was wearing it when he won the Preakness by a record ll-and-a-half lengths May 15 in Baltimore.

The medal was given to the threeyear-old chestnut horse's trainer, John Servis of St. Ephrem Parish in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem, by Pat Chapman, who co-owns Smarty Jones with her husband, Roy. The Chapmans are also Catholic.

In the commotion of the victory and the activity afterward in the winner's circle, the medal, which had also graced the saddle of a previous Kentucky Derby contender, appeared to have been lost.

Fortunately, as it was falling to the ground, the medal briefly caught the eye offellow St. Ephrem parishioner Blase DeRosa. At fIrst he thought it was a petal from the blanket ofroses that traditionally adorns the winning horse. DeRosa rescued the medal for safekeeping and later asked to whom it belonged. Servis took it and kept in his pocket until the next race.

Servis, 45, said his Catholic faith has been important to him throughout the Triple Crown races. ''That's the way I was brought up. I was an altar boy. I consider myself a religious man," he said. ''There have been a lot of things happening leading up to this road that have really jumped out and make me think this whole thing'

was meant to be."

He said he appreciated the following Smarty has gotten in Philadelphia and beyond.

'To see the people come out and flock around this horse like they do, it's great for the whole industry," Servis said during a press conference ,at Philadelphia Park, Smarty Jones' home racetrack. Earlier that morning a public training session for Smarty drew nearly 9,000 spectators.

"I'm just fortunate to be a part of this story. I have a great job, a great family, a great life." His family includes wife Sherry, whom he considers "a blessing;' as well as two sons, Blane, a junior at Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia, and 13-year-old Tyler.

Among the Philadelphia faithful cheering for Smarty was Servis' aunt, Dominican Sister Catherine Marie Servis, 76.

"I am praying for the safety of everyone involved," she told The Catholic Standard & Times, newspaper of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. .

Interviewed before the Belmont Stakes, she said, ''I pray to Mary and ask her to please ask Jesus to let the outcome be whatever is best for everyone. Then I pray to Jesus and I ask him to listen to his mother and do what she tells him!"

Sister Servis said she bet $2 on both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness t;aces. But she primarily banks on prayer. ' Sister Servis shared her Smartyrelated "celebrity status'" with the Dominican sisters. ''Everybody who talks to me says what a wonderful person (John) is.

With all the sisters, it's almost like it's their nephew! We have a lot of fun with it," she said.

"After each race, it took me so long to get ready for bed because the phone kept ringing for me - all the sisters calling and congratulating;, from various states in the country, she said. "Some of them know John."

This topic, as with the last column on the route of the Exodus, is almost impossible to discuss in 600 words. So, again, what follows is a very basic overview of a subject that has perplexed and divided scholars for centuries.

The location of Mount Sinai is, of course, directly related to the route of the Exodus, since the culmination of that journey, both geographically and theologically, is the Mountain of God where Moses was handed the Ten Commandments and God made his covenant with man.

As most of you know (who have labored with me over the past three years) my interest and training in biblical archaeology is specifIcally narrowed to the field of Egyptology and more specifically the 17-19th New Kingdom Dynasties of ancient Egypt that affected the Exodus.

It has been a perplexing search to fInd evidence or even hints of the Hebrews and their exodus in the ancient Egyptian literature.

From. the Egyptian texts that date from the New Kingdom era, there is no mention whatsoever of the flight from Egypt or the crossing of the Red Sea. As a result, the routes and locations of such as the all-important Mount Sinai, is based on scant evidence and biblical record that was never intended to be a road map or history text.

Further complicating matters is the new (post-1983) theory of Dr. Emmanuel Anati, and others, based on Old Kingdom texts that place the Hebrew experience centuries earlier than the conventionally held circa 1,300 B.C. era, and into the Middle Bronze Age of circa 2,200 B.C. These, by analysis and excavations, and collections of relics, stone pillars and scatterings of rock paintings, place Mount Sinai at Har Karkom, in the Negev, far north of the traditional site at Jebel Musa in the southern Sinai Peninsula.

There is much to be said about Professor Anati's position. But it puts at risk centuries of scholarship that place the Exodus in the New Kingdom timeframe.

Of course, we can't pass by the theories that place Mount Sinai in Arabia and the conjecture that it was a volcano eruption. This is espoused by the central route theorist of the Exodus. It is also supported by declassified CIA spy satellite photos of volcanic activity in northwestern Arabia. LookatDeut4:11; Exod 19:16; Ps 97:15 and Mic 1:4 to see their biblical support. It sure looks like a volcano to me!

We should also mention one more theory before describing the accepted site of the Mountain of God. That is the Thunderstorm Theory.

Those theorists (and I use that term with reservation) state that Mount Sinai was a giant thunderstorm during Israel's visitation to that place. ' Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Horeb,

is of paramount importance to our faith and heritage and as such, we should rely on the biblical record and tradition (in absence of any historical, archaeological or even credible CIA information) as our guide.

Since early Christian hermits, searching for seclusion from worldly affairs began living around the holy mountain, Jebel Musa, in the southern Sinai Peninsula; it has been the traditional site of the, Mountain of God. It also has the best biblical documentation with the traditional route of the Exodus.

To give it secular validation, Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, in 330 A.D., built a chapel on th~ site and dedicated it to Mary. St. Catherine's Monastery, one of the world's oldest, is also located there. It has its origins from the sixth century A.D. when the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527565 A.D.) commissioned the building of a great walled fortress on that spot.

There are no shrines, monasteries or millions of visitors to any volcano in Arabia, reported thunderstorm site, or even the plausible rocky remains of Har Karkom. Jebel Musa wins this little debate.

Happy Digging!

Dr. John Heird is a Bible historian and archaeologist. He is a writer and lecturer on biblical backgrounds and the former development director for the Diocese of Little Rock.

ST. CATHERINE'S Monastery with the lower slopes of Jebel Musa. (Courtesy of Biblical Archaeology Society)

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